Gerald Ford was 93. He was the 38th president of the United States of America.
November 15, 2024
In Memoriam
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James Brown was 73. He was the dynamic, pompadoured "Godfather of Soul," whose rasping vocals and revolutionary rhythms made him a founder of rap, funk and disco.
Joe Barbera was 95. He was half of the Hanna-Barbera animation team that produced such beloved cartoon characters as Tom and Jerry, Yogi Bear and the Flintstones.
Peter Boyle was 71. He was the tall, prematurely bald actor who was the tap-dancing monster in "Young Frankenstein" and the curmudgeonly father in the long-running sitcom "Everybody Loves Raymond."
Jose Uribe was 47. He played 10 seasons in the major leagues from 1984 to 1993, mostly with the San Francisco Giants.
Larry Henderson was 89. He was the first regular newsreader on CBC-TV's "The National News".
Anita O'Day was 87. Her sassy renditions of "Honeysuckle Rose," "Sweet Georgia Brown" and other song standards made her one of the most respected jazz vocalists of the 1940s and '50s.
John Allan Cameron was 67. He was the Cape Bretoner who helped spread the gospel of Celtic music across Canada and beyond.
Robert Altman was 81. He was the caustic and irreverent satirist behind “M*A*S*H,” “Nashville” and “The Player” who made a career out of bucking Hollywood management and story conventions.
Ruth Brown was 78. Her recordings of Teardrops in My Eyes, 5-10-15 Hours and (Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean shot her to rhythm-and-blues stardom in the 1950s.
Bo Schembechler was 77. He was the winningest coach in University of Michigan football history.
Milton Friedman was 94. He was the Nobel Prize-winning economist who advocated an unfettered free market and had the ear of three U.S. presidents.
Jack Palance was 87. He was the craggy-faced menace in "Shane," "Sudden Fear" and other films who turned to comedy at 70 with his Oscar-winning self-parody in "City Slickers."
Ed Bradley was 65. He was a journalist who began reporting for CBS News in 1967.
Jackie Parker was 74. He is a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame and won three Grey Cups with the Edmonton Eskimos.
William Styron was 81. His 1979 novel "Sophie's Choice" was made into an acclaimed film and he won a Pulitzer Prize for "The Confessions of Nat Turner".
P.W. Botha was 90. He was the apartheid-era president who led South Africa through its worst racial violence and deepest international isolation.
Red Auerbach was 89. He coached the Boston Celtics to nine NBA championships in the 1950s and 1960s.
Trevor Berbick was 52. He ended the career of Muhammad Ali when he defeated the legendary boxer in 1981 and he went on to become the world heavyweight champion in 1986 before losing the title to Mike Tyson that same year.
Joe Niekro was 61. He was a former major league pitcher who twice won twenty games in a season and is Houston's career victory leader.
Jane Wyatt was 96. She was the lovely, serene actress who for six years on "Father Knows Best" was one of TV's favorite moms.
Lister Sinclair was 85. He had a storied career at the CBC, working as a host, playwright and panellist.
Freddy Fender was 69. He was the singer best known for his country hit Before The Next Teardrop Falls.
Sid Adilman was 68. He was the long-time Toronto Star entertainment writer widely regarded as one of the greatest champions of Canadian movies, music, books and television.
Gino Empry was 83. He was a long-time Toronto entertainment promoter and an icon in the international artistic community who represented some of the biggest names in show business, including Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, Bob Hope and Ella Fitzgerald.
